Flying with Pope Leo on his first international flight as pontiff
NBC News·2025-11-27 13:57

I am boarding the flight that will take Pope Leo to Turkey, his first international flight. But what does it feel like and what does it mean to fly with the Pope. Well, first of all, the Pope does not have his own plane.He usually uses a charter provided by Ita Airways, Italy's flagship airline. So, there's no real equivalent for the Pope of let's say Air Force One, even though as journalists call this Shepherd One, jokingly. Now the pope flies of course uh in business class while us journalists are stuck a ...